Kroll Verification MBA

Hello sir I want to know about the background verification of MBA Program of Kroll so please provide me information about this verification.

[Shaleen]

A background verification process is where the business school or company that you are going to join takes a more practical stand that everyone may not be as honest in their MBA application or resume as would be expected.

About the verification

This could be related to the unofficial GMAT score and academic grades that you self-declared before the official GMAT scores.

Or it could be about the little gap in your career for which your explanations seem a little implausible.

It could also be about all the brilliant accomplishments that you’ve claimed as your own in the application.

Maybe the background check could be related to your personal experiences as well.

In your youthful exuberance, did you do something stupid (or dangerous) that got you charge-sheeted and earned some disciplinary action.

Background verification processes would cover all of these areas and more.

Background verification checks done

Some basic background verification for MBA admissions that doesn’t require too much effort and cost could happen in-house (managed by the business school), when you submit your application.

For instance, ensuring that you reported and actual test scores and grades are matching.

However, don’t be happy when the Adcoms send you a congratulatory acceptance letter to the MBA program (instead of a standard MBA rejection letter), because the serious background screening could start after that.

Background screening in many cases is managed by background verification companies that provide background verification services to bschools and companies.

This can be an expensive process when you consider the class size of some top bschools.

Bschools like Johnson (Cornell) begin the background checks only after the accepted candidate has paid the deposit.

How Background verification companies work

The top name in the list of background verification companies hired by business schools is Kroll. Then there are others like ReVera.

The process is similar to what they do for employee background verification checks, except it’s customized for MBA colleges.

Depending on the mandate that they get from the business school, the background checks that they carry out could be on a sample basis or for every single candidate who’s been given an offer.

The process might seem intrusive to many.

As some MBA applicants have mentioned on MBA forums, these background verification companies have reached out to recommenders or the HR of the company to validate the information submitted by the candidate in MBA applications.